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A general rule I've found to be very true is: if you can't explain a concept to somebody else fully, clearly, and concisely -- then you don't _really_ understan
by kerneloftruth 5y ago
A general rule I've found to be very true is: if you can't explain a concept to somebody else fully, clearly, and concisely -- then you don't _really_ understand the concept yourself (i.e. if you can't explain it to a 5 year old, then you don't really understand it).
"Imagine ... that they're not very good at articulating what the intuitively feel to be right about web3. When they talk about decentralization it much less about technology than routing around the central locus of control that serve as gatekeepers to keep people down."
And this describes exactly people who haven't really thought through the web3 concept -- especially indicated by the emotional perspectives of "feels rights" that the status quo is filled with "gatekeepers to keep people down". This makes it seem like a trend amongst the cool kids, which to me is what it actually is at this point.
- labrador 5y agoI assosciate your rule with Richard Feynman [1] but I'm trying to strip away the hustle and hype to get to something true at the core that may be worth looking at. There was a lot of b.s. in the late 90's but turns out there were acorns of good ideas there waiting to grow into mighty oaks. I'd hate to be an old codger yelling at kids to get off my lawn. It's not a good way to live. [1] https://morksensei.com/learning-deeply-by-explaining-the-feynman-technique https://morksensei.com/learning-deeply-by-explaining-the-fey...